scrawniness (skranines)

Scrawny, rawboned, or lanky character or appearance. scrawny (skra'ni), a. [A dial. form of scranny, now prevalent: see scranny.] Meager; wasted; raw-boned; lean: as, a scrawny person; scrawny hens. White-livered, hatchet-faced, thin-blooded, scrawny reformers. = face mothy Titcomb.